per requests; pics of my dump trailer

[allen in texas]

Sorry about some of the dark pics

 

[allen in texas]

Hmmmm,
Maybe I should'a put this in the "towing rigs and trailers thread"...

 

[Diamondpilot]

Nice trailer.

Chris

 

[GreatWhitehunter]

Allen, not to sould like a jerk but that trailer looks lightly built. It's all to easy to overload a dump trailer and I think with the construction of you trailer you may have issues. Just my 2 cents best of luck

Matt T.

 

[allen in texas]

Allen, not to sould like a jerk but that trailer looks lightly built. It's all to easy to overload a dump trailer and I think with the construction of you trailer you may have issues. Just my 2 cents best of luck

Matt T.

Matt, I take no offense to your remark. This trailer is as heavily built as any of the couple of dozen other brand dump trailers I looked at...
PJ, Big Tex, Bir-Mar, Performance etc etc. They all had different means to the same ends, and I'm not sure if I said what I meant to say.
As far as over loading, this trailer will be easier than most because it IS 16 foot long and 83 inches wide. The sheer volume of material it can physically hold, depending on what you put in it, is way more than the trailer can safely carry, forget about dumping it. And I guarantee you, I will overload it at some point in time.
Most other manufacturers only make this type trailer, (single tire, tandem axle) up to 14 foot and I needed 16. I didn't want and couldn't afford a tandem dual so I paid my money, got my trailer and I'm happy.

I don't think you're a jerk.
Now let's go outside and play in the dirt.

ps,
I've already hauled and dumped two HUGE loads of busted up concrete. It scratched up my bed.

 

[coreshot]

I really like that the fenders are built to the side of the dump. My brother's Big Tex has the fenders built to the frame, so they create a void between them and the dump bed. All kinds of crap falls in there and causes the bed to settle back down on the debris. Nice trailer.

 

[Shimon]

that trailer looks lightly built.

Can you be more specific? What exactly are you looking at? I looked at the trailer and it looks ok to me but I'm no expert. I'm looking for a similar trailer and would like to be better educated so I can make a more informed decision.

 

[GreatWhitehunter]

The steel framing is what's light. The channel is 8" to 10" on my PJ 7x12 dumper. This trailer is so large that there's going to be alot of twist on the frame when the box starts going up. There doesn't look to be enough reinforcement in the frame. That's why these trailers aren't common in the single axle arrangments. Because to buid it large enough and heavy enough needs tandem duals.

Matt T.

 

[allen in texas]

Just so you know, each frame member is doubled 6 inch channel 3/8th inch thick.. effectively making it about a 5 1/2 x 6 rectangular tubing. It's actually pretty stout and lets the trailer be 2 inches lower than 8 inch material.

I'll admit, it "looks" light but it's not really. JMO

I wish tho' that it had the next heavier scissor lift Mine has the PH516 I wish it had the PH630.

http://www.premium-supply.com/ph630.shtml

Also note the specs on the PJ dump.
6 inch main frame

http://www.pjtrailers.com/detail.cfm?ID=D7

The specs on my trailer
Double 6 inch main frame
http://www.maxeytrailers.com/dumps.htm

Looks like mine has double the steel in the main frame as the PJ.

Not getting defensive here, just stating fact that I discovered when I was shopping for a trailer

 

[GreatWhitehunter]

My PJ dump is a few years old. I know there making then light now.

Matt T.